Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 60.5% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$0.99
SZL18.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$2.25
SZL41.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.72
SZL13.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.47
SZL8.58
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.57
SZL10.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$3.57
SZL65.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$4.78
SZL87.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.21
SZL22.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.94
SZL35.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.65
SZL12.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.24
SZL4.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.24
SZL4.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.59
SZL10.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.35
SZL6.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.36
SZL6.63
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.59
SZL84.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$28.78
SZL528.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$16,448.00
SZL302,173.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$24.79
SZL455.38
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
Somalia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$52.19
SZL958.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$398.13
SZL7,314.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$274.82
SZL5,048.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$67.78
SZL1,245.23
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$123.00
SZL2,259.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$3,243.31
SZL59,584.14
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$0.99
SZL18.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$0.99
SZL18.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$2.00
SZL36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$26.50
SZL486.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.02
SZL55.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$52.17
SZL958.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$27.41
SZL503.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$91.51
SZL1,681.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$104.17
SZL1,913.76
|
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